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Transit-Oriented Development and the West Corridor Transit-Oriented Development and the West Corridor Ismael Guerrero Denver Housing Authority 10TH Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Charlotte, NC Building Sustainable Communities DHA’s TOD Communities Villages at Curtis Park (400+) @ 33rd & Downing Station Benedict Park Place (600+) @ 24th & Welton Station South Lincoln Homes (800+) @ 10th & Osage Station Sun Valley Homes (future) @ 14th & Federal Station West Ridge Homes (future) @ 13th & Knox Station Building Sustainable Communities DHA Today - Sustainable, Mixed-Income TOD Communities Building Sustainable Communities DHA TOD : Sustainable + Affordable + Connected Building Sustainable Communities FasTracks: Future TOD Opportunity • 2004 – FasTracks approved by voters • Six (6) new rail corridors • 119 miles of tracks • 70 new transit stations • West Corridor – First New Line The West Corridor • A 12.1-mile new light rail corridor between downtown Denver and the Jefferson County Government Center • 11 new stations in Denver, Lakewood, and unincorporated Jefferson County • Projected opening in 2013 Completed Planning Studies along the Corridor Completed Planning Studies along the Corridor Station Area Plan Residential (# units) Office (s.f.) Retail (s.f .) 10TH & OSAGE 800 to 900 0 0 AURARIA WEST 1,760 to 2,400 436,000 to 2.4 million 65,400 to 910,000 FEDERAL 3,580 510,000 165,00 KNOX AND PERRY 6,000 to 8,000 215,000 0 SHERIDAN (Denver) 2,550 35,000 to 62,500 206,000 Sheridan (Lakewood) 570 to 1,020 35,000 to 62,500 68,000 to 117,500 Lamar Station 1,100 to 1,500 15,000 to 20,000 35,000 to 50,000 COLFAX CORRIDOR DISTRICT 750 to 1,500 Minimal increase 0 Wadsworth Station 1,800 to 2,750 175,000 to 570,000 926,000 to 1.3 million Garrison Station 300 to 475 10,000 to 15,000 5,000 to 10,000 Oak Station 1,210 to 2,000 1.5 to 2.0 million 885,000 to 1.2 million Federal Center / GSA 1,400 3.2 million 212,000 Union Corridor DISTRICT 700 to 1,200 2.3 to 3.5 million 485,000 to 775,000 +29,000 Units +12.5MM SF +4.9MM SF West Corridor TOD Opportunities Housing Authority Controlled Land Denver Housing Authority Metro West Housing Solutions • 10th & Osage 17.5 Acres • Lamar 7 Acres • 14th & Decater 31.5 Acres • Wadsworth 3 Acres • Knox Street 15 Acres • Garrison 2.5 Acres • Federal Center 2 Acres • Red Rocks CC 3.5 Acres South Lincoln Redevelopment La Alma/Lincoln Park Neighborhood, Denver, CO • 10th & Osage Station Area Plan Station Area • DHA and City Plan Planning • South Lincoln Preferred Master Master Plan Plan • DHA and Mithun • 1099 Osage Design and 10th & Osage Program Building Plan • DHA and BYG Healthy Development Measurement Tool (HDMT) San Francisco Department of Public Health The HDMT explicitly connects public health to urban development planning in efforts to achieve a higher quality social and physical environment that advances health. HDMT - Implementation of Federal LIVABILITY PRINCIPLES Adequate Safe and Social and Environmental Sustainable Public Healthy Cohesion Healthy Stewardship Transportation Infrastr Economy Housing ucture DECREASE PERSONAL LEED / PRESERVATION VMT SAFETY GREEN CHILD JOBS CARE PUBLIC RESIDENT TRANSIT ENGAGEMEN CAREER DISPLACEMENT RESTORE BUILDING HABITAT T SCHOOLS MENTAL FINANCIA LIBRARIES, FOOD ACCESS BIKING / HEALTH L WORKFORCE WALKING ART & LITERAC SUPPORTIV CULTURE Y E SERVICES LOCAL AIR / NOISE HEALTH BUSINES CARE S OPEN SPACE, RECREATION SOUTH LINCOLN HDMT South Lincoln STATION AREA PLAN Lamar STATION AREA PLAN Station Neighborhood connects to light rail through site Site used to contain Asbestos-laden Preliminary plan shows relationship of site to buildings that were demolished in 2007 light rail station and Two Creeks neighborhood MWHS donated ½-acre to the City to build a new Head Start adjacent to the site The West Corridor Working Group What Is It? Goals: • A partnership between: • Corridor-wide TOD • City & County of Denver implementation strategy • City of Lakewood • Employment, education, housing • Denver Housing and services through the new Authority transit • MetroWest Housing • Balance the preservation of Solutions affordable housing with reinvestment • With assistance from the Center for Transit-Oriented • Identify catalytic redevelopment Development sites • Serve as a regional model for livable communities West Corridor Working Group Progress: The Positives of Work Done So Far • Adopted station area plans • Zoning changes to facilitate TOD. • Market Opportunities: i.e. Proximity to employment centers • Increased visibility leading to increased market interest • MHWS and DHA success developing mixed-income TOD. • Existing IGA’s between Denver and Lakewood for transit development • Many public sector investments count for local match for new federal grants. The West Corridor Working Group Destination Connector The West Corridor is an example of a “destination connector” corridor. Destination connectors link residential neighborhoods to multiple activity centers, including employment, medical, and commercial centers and academic campuses The West Corridor Working Group The West Corridor Working Group West Corridor Affordable Housing The West Corridor Working Group The West Corridor Working Group The West Corridor Working Group The West Corridor Working Group West Corridor Parcel Utilization TOD Implementation Goals The West Corridor Working Group West Corridor Station Types • RESIDENTIAL • BALANCED • EMPLOYMENT The West Corridor Working Group The West Corridor Working Group West Corridor Implementation Strategies • TRANSITIONAL • INTENSIFICATION • NEIGHBORHOOD INFILL West Corridor Working Group IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES • FACILITATE MARKET RATE DEVELOPMENT – Create Master Development Plans – Zoning – Incentives – Site Assembly • CREATE MIXED-USE / PLACE MAKING STRATEGIES – Housing Strategy (Affordable and Market Rate) – Commercial / Retail Strategy – Place making / Station Identify • TOD INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS – Basic Infrastructure Deficiencies – Appropriate Community Services / Amenities – Increased / Improved Bike and Pedestrian Connectivity Interagency Collaboration.
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